American Entertainment: Taylor Swift wrote a song for the beginning

Chapter 191 The Weird Newcomer

Ryan was sitting at the back of the office, and the group of female singers in front of him were lined up in a row and there was no room for them to stand in the office.

"Boss, there is another batch on the way. They will arrive in the next two days." Theresa whispered in Ryan's ear.

She spent an extra ten minutes cleaning Ryan's office, and finally sprayed some perfume to cover up the smell of sea salt in her room, and then called all the female singers up.

Ryan couldn't help but laugh, not knowing whether he felt relieved or distressed.

He only asked Jimmy to call one. Even if he needed to screen, it would be understandable to have three or four more. What was going on in front of him?

After a little thought, Ryan realized the reason. It was ultimately because of his strong momentum. His previous singles had ranked higher than the last, making him a strong contender for the Billboard chart championship.

Obviously, her new song is also the object of countless female singers' pursuit.

The trend of chasing high and trampling low is particularly evident in the entertainment industry. If a movie is a hit, the pay for the next movie will immediately double. If Ryan's previous song was a flop, the number of people around him will inevitably decrease by 80%.

Ryan glanced at the crowd. He recognized two of them, but had never seen most of them before.

"Please introduce yourselves first and tell us what kind of songs you are good at." Ryan said.

"Let me go first, Ryan. I'm Nicole Scherzinger, the lead singer of the Pussycat Dolls." said a black woman who was standing in the middle of the crowd. Obviously, she was the most famous.

"I'm good at dancing, and I'm also the vocal in the group. I can sing songs of all kinds of music." She smiled to Ryan.

The next person who spoke claimed to be Kacey Musgraves. She actually had the same background as Ryan. Both debuted from the talent show Nashville Star. However, Ryan was eliminated in the first round of the finals. She went one step further than Ryan and is currently an unknown country artist.

Ryan is quite sensitive about her identity as a country artist. On the one hand, she is Taylor's competitor. On the other hand, if she is recruited, can she use Taylor's fame to win over some of the audience?

This thought only flashed through Ryan's mind, and he looked at the third person.

Ashlee Simpson is the younger sister of Jessica Simpson. Her sister is a female singer in the millennium, but she has always been overshadowed by Britney and Christina.

In addition, there are a lot of female singers, such as Paradiso Girls and other less famous girl groups.

As for looks…these guys aren’t even half as good as Theresa.

This is the gap.

Ryan asked these people to sing a few simple lines and eliminated most of them directly.

Then I took the remaining few people out of the office and brought them to the audition room. I brought them here purely because there were sound systems here.

Ryan let them in one by one, and the first one to enter was Nicole.

When she saw several mirrors placed in the corners of the room, she immediately realized what they were used for.

Young people nowadays are really good at having fun, Nicole thought.

Ryan asked her to start singing, and she dragged the mirror over and placed it behind herself, then tried to strike a dance pose.

"Just a sound check, Ms. Scherzinger," Ryan reminded.

"The audition also includes a physical examination." She nodded.

Then she took the initiative to play a piece of music by the Pussycat Dolls. To the low drum beats, she danced a suggestive dance and moved back and forth around Ryan. It was obvious that this dance was carefully prepared by her.

"How do you feel?" She finished the whole dance and sweat started to appear on her forehead.

"If you come to apply for a dancer, I won't refuse." Ryan said. Although she has passed her peak period, having her appear in the nightclub can help him alleviate the risk of racial discrimination.

"As long as you let me sing, I can dance in your nightclub for a month!" Nicole said immediately.

"You seem to need this cooperation urgently?" Ryan could feel her eagerness.

"Of course, because it's my honor to work with a talented and young musician like you." Nicole smiled awkwardly, but it was a pity that her flattery did not seem natural.

"Forget it..." Ryan felt that her compliment was a little insincere.

"Ryan, you know, the Pussycat Dolls are going to disband soon, and I have to think about what to do after I go solo." She spoke slowly, telling the truth.

It is common for a group to collapse when things are going downhill. One member feels that the others are dragging him down, while the other members feel that the member is too prominent. In short, it is easy to have conflicts. The Pussycat Dolls also fell into this situation.

"Have you considered your next job?" Ryan asked.

"Hey." Nicole grinned.

"Don't be too happy yet, let me ask you a few questions first. Who informed you that I was selecting a collaborator for the new song?" Ryan changed the subject. "An A&R manager, what's wrong? You wouldn't suspect Jimmy..." Nicole thought of something.

"You may not believe what I say, but from what I know, Jimi cares more about you as a person rather than the type of songs you sing," Nicole added.

Anyone can see that Lady Gaga and Ryan are competitors of the same kind, so there will inevitably be some conflicts of interest.

“Maybe electronic music won’t be popular anymore in a few years, or even half a year?” Nicole continued.

But these words certainly couldn't dispel Ryan's doubts. Of course, they wouldn't really promise Nicole anything.

Ryan then asked Nicole to try singing, and the result was pretty good. Although it was still a little different from the original Beyoncé, it was not much.

"Let the next person come in." Ryan continued.

Then there was Ashlee Simpson, who was even more direct than Nicole and dropped a hint about Ryan.

Ryan now feels that he is more and more a breath of fresh air. Who knows how other male singers audition.

Kacey Musgraves, who came in again, greeted Ryan first, and before singing, she talked about Nashville Star.

But the singing afterwards was a bit disappointing.

But her voice is very unique, very clear, and more childish than Taylor's.

Although she doesn't quite fit in with "Weekend Hymn", Ryan thinks she has great potential.

"I'll contact you later. Of course, it may not be me who contacts you, it could be someone else." Ryan thought for a moment and said.

She thought Ryan was referring to only the staff, so she nodded and left.

The one-day audition ended quickly, and after comprehensive consideration, Nicole Scherzinger's qualities were superior.

Considering that there will be a second group of people arriving tomorrow, Ryan is not sure.

As a result, the next day there really was someone who made Ryan feel "unusual".

The woman's name was Elizabeth Grant. Her singing style was very alternative, similar to that of a sad opera, and she used breathy sounds in many of her performances.

Looking at her appearance again, she was wearing simple jeans and a white T-shirt, no makeup or makeup, and her eyes were half open, as if she had not woken up yet.

Still dead fish eyes.

"How old are you this year?" Ryan found that this woman's temperament was different from that of ordinary people.

"Age is just a countdown to when you will die. It's not important." She said softly.

"Want to be a singer?"

"What is a singer? Just a puppet who sings other people's songs. A person who is seen by everyone but can never express himself. This is the curse of a singer." She said slowly.

"Okay, okay, let's go." Ryan waved his hand.

I felt that if I continued asking, this woman would probably blurt out some famous quote from a philosopher.

The other party turned around silently and slowly walked out of the office. If you met her late at night, you would probably be scared.

Just then, Taylor called and naturally started by reporting the good news.

"The six stops were very successful. I just finished the second show in London. The attendance was 100%."

Ryan expressed his concerns and hoped that Taylor would keep up the good work, but of course, he was also asked the same old questions.

"I'll go over after I finish recording this song and deal with the newcomers..." When Ryan mentioned the newcomers, he thought of Casey whom he met yesterday.

"How about leaving it to you? She's also a country singer. If she's trained, she can share your pressure." Ryan said tentatively.

"I am very strict with my artists. Send me her contact information and I will contact her personally."

"There's another one. This person... is quite special. I can't communicate with her, but maybe she can bring a special surprise. It won't cost much to sign another one anyway. Just treat it as a lottery..." Ryan mentioned Elizabeth Grant again.

"He doesn't sound like a normal person. Could he have escaped from a mental hospital? I guess so. Let's try it with Casey..." Taylor agreed for the time being.

(End of this chapter)